| Following this the proud king abdicated his throne to his son Anandapala and committed suicide by climbing onto his own funeral pyre. |
| Most of the rumors have old roots, going back to before King Edward VIII even abdicated his throne for Wallis Simpson. |
| The Duke of Windsor, briefly King Edward VIII before he abdicated to marry Mrs Simpson, also owned a Stannard watercolour. |
| King Sihamoni, 51, a former ballet dancer, ascended the throne Friday, succeeding his father who suddenly abdicated earlier this month. |
| In 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as French Emperor and was banished to Elba. |
| When King Edward VIII abdicated in December 1936 it was a shock to the nation. |
